Some good news as we head into ‘flu season’. The FDA approved Xofluza, the first new anti-flu pill in 20 years, which treats influenza with a single dose rather than the twice-a-day, five-day regimen of Tamiflu.
There are drawbacks — sometimes viruses become less susceptible to the new treatment — but especially in uncomplicated pediatric flu cases the pill could be huge. There were 900,000 hospitalizations in the 2017-2018 flu season and 183 pediatric deaths.
The pill is approved for 12 years and older.
In this podcast: Autumn Nelson, Sanford Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner, joins IT2 to talk the pill – and why it’s so important to get your flu shot today!
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